Pennsylvania — 1992 presidential election
Recent presidential results
Akashicstate1992 presidential electionPennsylvania · PresidentClintonD+9.0
How it voted
Share of the 1992 vote
| Bill Clinton ✓Democratic | 45.1% | 2,239,164 |
|---|---|---|
| George H. W. BushRepublican | 36.1% | 1,791,841 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 18.7% | 928,805 |
1992presidential margin
D+60R+60
67 counties, each filled by 1992 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
Pennsylvania cast 23 electoral votes this cycle.
County-level results (67 counties) — table
| County | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| Adams County, PA | Republican | R+13.5 |
| Allegheny County, PA | Democratic | D+23.0 |
| Armstrong County, PA | Democratic | D+13.7 |
| Beaver County, PA | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Bedford County, PA | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Berks County, PA | Republican | R+5.3 |
| Blair County, PA | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Bradford County, PA | Republican | R+14.7 |
| Bucks County, PA | Democratic | D+1.3 |
| Butler County, PA | Republican | R+2.2 |
| Cambria County, PA | Democratic | D+20.4 |
| Cameron County, PA | Republican | R+13.0 |
| Carbon County, PA | Democratic | D+8.4 |
| Centre County, PA | Democratic | D+1.4 |
| Chester County, PA | Republican | R+8.5 |
| Clarion County, PA | Republican | R+5.7 |
| Clearfield County, PA | Democratic | D+2.2 |
| Clinton County, PA | Democratic | D+7.4 |
| Columbia County, PA | Republican | R+6.2 |
| Crawford County, PA | Republican | R+3.8 |
| Cumberland County, PA | Republican | R+19.9 |
| Dauphin County, PA | Republican | R+8.6 |
| Delaware County, PA | Democratic | D+1.0 |
| Elk County, PA | Democratic | D+0.8 |
| Erie County, PA | Democratic | D+14.5 |
| Fayette County, PA | Democratic | D+33.0 |
| Forest County, PA | Democratic | D+4.2 |
| Franklin County, PA | Republican | R+22.7 |
| Fulton County, PA | Republican | R+19.3 |
| Greene County, PA | Democratic | D+32.7 |
| Huntingdon County, PA | Republican | R+13.4 |
| Indiana County, PA | Democratic | D+12.7 |
| Jefferson County, PA | Republican | R+7.2 |
| Juniata County, PA | Republican | R+16.4 |
| Lackawanna County, PA | Democratic | D+12.2 |
| Lancaster County, PA | Republican | R+27.6 |
| Lawrence County, PA | Democratic | D+20.6 |
| Lebanon County, PA | Republican | R+21.3 |
| Lehigh County, PA | Democratic | D+3.6 |
| Luzerne County, PA | Democratic | D+5.8 |
| Lycoming County, PA | Republican | R+16.7 |
| McKean County, PA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Mercer County, PA | Democratic | D+14.4 |
| Mifflin County, PA | Republican | R+9.2 |
| Monroe County, PA | Republican | R+2.9 |
| Montgomery County, PA | Democratic | D+3.4 |
| Montour County, PA | Republican | R+14.2 |
| Northampton County, PA | Democratic | D+8.0 |
| Northumberland County, PA | Republican | R+6.3 |
| Perry County, PA | Republican | R+24.7 |
| Philadelphia County, PA | Democratic | D+47.3 |
| Pike County, PA | Republican | R+12.5 |
| Potter County, PA | Republican | R+22.1 |
| Schuylkill County, PA | Republican | R+3.3 |
| Snyder County, PA | Republican | R+31.6 |
| Somerset County, PA | Republican | R+4.2 |
| Sullivan County, PA | Republican | R+10.0 |
| Susquehanna County, PA | Republican | R+11.9 |
| Tioga County, PA | Republican | R+17.9 |
| Union County, PA | Republican | R+22.3 |
| Venango County, PA | Republican | R+1.5 |
| Warren County, PA | Democratic | D+2.1 |
| Washington County, PA | Democratic | D+28.6 |
| Wayne County, PA | Republican | R+20.0 |
| Westmoreland County, PA | Democratic | D+14.6 |
| Wyoming County, PA | Republican | R+18.3 |
| York County, PA | Republican | R+10.4 |
Pennsylvania results by county
67 counties. Third-party and independent votes are reported by the county source as one combined figure; every named candidate is listed in the complete result below.
| Led by | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams County | Bush, George H.W.+3,976 | 9,57632.5% | 13,55245.9% | 600.2% | 29,501 |
| Allegheny County | Clinton, Bill+140,969 | 324,00452.8% | 183,03529.8% | 3,6780.6% | 614,187 |
| Armstrong County | Clinton, Bill+3,873 | 12,99545.9% | 9,12232.2% | 500.2% | 28,333 |
| Beaver County | Clinton, Bill+23,516 | 44,87754.5% | 21,36125.9% | 1480.2% | 82,340 |
| Bedford County | Bush, George H.W.+3,376 | 5,84031.0% | 9,21649.0% | 300.2% | 18,817 |
| Berks County | Bush, George H.W.+6,908 | 46,03135.0% | 52,93940.3% | 7740.6% | 131,407 |
| Blair County | Bush, George H.W.+6,590 | 14,85733.2% | 21,44747.9% | 1700.4% | 44,758 |
| Bradford County | Bush, George H.W.+3,318 | 6,90330.5% | 10,22145.2% | 520.2% | 22,628 |
| Bucks County | Clinton, Bill+3,318 | 97,90239.4% | 94,58438.1% | 2,0900.8% | 248,507 |
| Butler County | Bush, George H.W.+1,353 | 22,30336.5% | 23,65638.7% | 1580.3% | 61,130 |
| Cambria County | Clinton, Bill+13,564 | 34,33451.7% | 20,77031.3% | 1750.3% | 66,349 |
| Cameron County | Bush, George H.W.+349 | 82430.8% | 1,17343.8% | 50.2% | 2,678 |
| Carbon County | Clinton, Bill+1,829 | 9,07241.9% | 7,24333.4% | 1220.6% | 21,659 |
| Centre County | Clinton, Bill+699 | 21,17741.3% | 20,47840.0% | 2140.4% | 51,225 |
| Chester County | Bush, George H.W.+14,359 | 59,64335.2% | 74,00243.7% | 1,0270.6% | 169,208 |
| Clarion County | Bush, George H.W.+893 | 5,58435.5% | 6,47741.2% | 380.2% | 15,718 |
| Clearfield County | Clinton, Bill+694 | 12,24739.7% | 11,55337.5% | 580.2% | 30,847 |
| Clinton County | Clinton, Bill+926 | 5,39742.9% | 4,47135.6% | 470.4% | 12,569 |
| Columbia County | Bush, George H.W.+1,481 | 8,26134.8% | 9,74241.0% | 530.2% | 23,739 |
| Crawford County | Bush, George H.W.+1,299 | 12,81337.0% | 14,11240.8% | 3110.9% | 34,628 |
| Cumberland County | Bush, George H.W.+16,812 | 26,63531.5% | 43,44751.4% | 1470.2% | 84,573 |
| Dauphin County | Bush, George H.W.+8,489 | 36,99037.4% | 45,47946.0% | 3780.4% | 98,910 |
| Delaware County | Clinton, Bill+2,623 | 111,21041.8% | 108,58740.8% | 2,5491.0% | 266,074 |
| Elk County | Clinton, Bill+108 | 5,01636.3% | 4,90835.5% | 230.2% | 13,832 |
| Erie County | Clinton, Bill+17,098 | 56,38147.9% | 39,28333.3% | 6300.5% | 117,804 |
| Fayette County | Clinton, Bill+17,757 | 30,57756.8% | 12,82023.8% | 3020.6% | 53,861 |
| Forest County | Clinton, Bill+89 | 89041.5% | 80137.4% | 50.2% | 2,144 |
| Franklin County | Bush, George H.W.+9,947 | 13,44030.7% | 23,38753.4% | 660.2% | 43,834 |
| Fulton County | Bush, George H.W.+970 | 1,58831.6% | 2,55850.9% | 80.2% | 5,023 |
| Greene County | Clinton, Bill+4,956 | 8,43855.8% | 3,48223.0% | 290.2% | 15,135 |
| Huntingdon County | Bush, George H.W.+2,096 | 5,15332.8% | 7,24946.2% | 250.2% | 15,700 |
| Indiana County | Clinton, Bill+4,228 | 15,19445.6% | 10,96632.9% | 650.2% | 33,314 |
| Jefferson County | Bush, George H.W.+1,273 | 5,99833.9% | 7,27141.1% | 390.2% | 17,711 |
| Juniata County | Bush, George H.W.+1,379 | 2,60130.9% | 3,98047.3% | 200.2% | 8,420 |
| Lackawanna County | Clinton, Bill+11,611 | 45,05447.4% | 33,44335.2% | 8040.8% | 94,968 |
| Lancaster County | Bush, George H.W.+44,192 | 44,25527.6% | 88,44755.2% | 6710.4% | 160,180 |
| Lawrence County | Clinton, Bill+8,471 | 20,83050.6% | 12,35930.0% | 640.2% | 41,203 |
| Lebanon County | Bush, George H.W.+9,162 | 12,35028.7% | 21,51250.0% | 1540.4% | 43,021 |
| Lehigh County | Clinton, Bill+4,080 | 46,71140.7% | 42,63137.1% | 6410.6% | 114,836 |
| Luzerne County | Clinton, Bill+7,338 | 56,62344.5% | 49,28538.8% | 2310.2% | 127,146 |
| Lycoming County | Bush, George H.W.+7,221 | 13,31530.8% | 20,53647.6% | 1510.3% | 43,172 |
| McKean County | Bush, George H.W.+1,634 | 5,33132.5% | 6,96542.5% | 850.5% | 16,400 |
| Mercer County | Clinton, Bill+7,183 | 23,26446.7% | 16,08132.3% | 2140.4% | 49,836 |
| Mifflin County | Bush, George H.W.+1,354 | 4,94633.7% | 6,30042.9% | 600.4% | 14,688 |
| Monroe County | Bush, George H.W.+1,089 | 13,46835.9% | 14,55738.8% | 2180.6% | 37,500 |
| Montgomery County | Clinton, Bill+10,868 | 136,57242.9% | 125,70439.5% | 2,5620.8% | 318,576 |
| Montour County | Bush, George H.W.+946 | 2,15032.4% | 3,09646.6% | 270.4% | 6,646 |
| Northampton County | Clinton, Bill+7,774 | 42,20343.3% | 34,42935.3% | 6590.7% | 97,525 |
| Northumberland County | Bush, George H.W.+2,243 | 12,81435.8% | 15,05742.1% | 1390.4% | 35,792 |
| Perry County | Bush, George H.W.+3,785 | 4,08626.7% | 7,87151.4% | 360.2% | 15,327 |
| Philadelphia County | Clinton, Bill+301,576 | 434,90468.2% | 133,32820.9% | 4,3710.7% | 638,058 |
| Pike County | Bush, George H.W.+1,702 | 4,38232.2% | 6,08444.7% | 1180.9% | 13,603 |
| Potter County | Bush, George H.W.+1,560 | 1,89226.9% | 3,45249.0% | 130.2% | 7,044 |
| Schuylkill County | Bush, George H.W.+2,101 | 23,67937.6% | 25,78040.9% | 1720.3% | 63,029 |
| Snyder County | Bush, George H.W.+3,982 | 2,95223.4% | 6,93455.0% | 240.2% | 12,596 |
| Somerset County | Bush, George H.W.+1,365 | 12,49338.1% | 13,85842.3% | 750.2% | 32,759 |
| Sullivan County | Bush, George H.W.+310 | 1,03033.1% | 1,34043.0% | 120.4% | 3,113 |
| Susquehanna County | Bush, George H.W.+1,988 | 5,36832.1% | 7,35644.0% | 390.2% | 16,709 |
| Tioga County | Bush, George H.W.+2,955 | 4,86829.4% | 7,82347.3% | 480.3% | 16,543 |
| Union County | Bush, George H.W.+2,739 | 3,62329.5% | 6,36251.9% | 250.2% | 12,265 |
| Venango County | Bush, George H.W.+315 | 8,23038.2% | 8,54539.6% | 840.4% | 21,554 |
| Warren County | Clinton, Bill+387 | 6,97237.8% | 6,58535.7% | 740.4% | 18,426 |
| Washington County | Clinton, Bill+24,166 | 46,14354.7% | 21,97726.1% | 1610.2% | 84,364 |
| Wayne County | Bush, George H.W.+3,367 | 4,81728.6% | 8,18448.7% | 940.6% | 16,822 |
| Westmoreland County | Clinton, Bill+22,502 | 69,81745.2% | 47,31530.6% | 2830.2% | 154,451 |
| Wyoming County | Bush, George H.W.+1,985 | 3,15829.1% | 5,14347.4% | 240.2% | 10,850 |
| York County | Bush, George H.W.+14,017 | 46,11334.3% | 60,13044.8% | 2590.2% | 134,245 |
complete certified result
Pennsylvania candidate results
Top three shown first · expand for every reported candidate and write-in category
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab — U.S. President 1976–2024 state candidate returns
Nominees: Bill Clinton (D) · George H. W. Bush (R) · Ross Perot (Independent)
Pennsylvania's presidential margins
1892–2024, the 1992 contest in context
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1892 | −6.4% |
| 1896 | −24.7% |
| 1900 | −24.6% |
| 1904 | −40.7% |
| 1908 | −23.4% |
| 1912 | +10.0% |
| 1916 | −14.0% |
| 1920 | −38.6% |
| 1924 | −46.3% |
| 1928 | −31.4% |
| 1932 | −5.5% |
| 1936 | +16.0% |
| 1940 | +6.9% |
| 1944 | +2.8% |
| 1948 | −4.0% |
| 1952 | −5.9% |
| 1956 | −13.2% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.2% |
| 1968 | +3.6% |
| 1972 | −20.0% |
| 1976 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −7.4% |
| 1988 | −2.3% |
| 1992 | +9.0% |
| 1996 | +9.2% |
| 2000 | +4.2% |
| 2004 | +2.5% |
| 2008 | +10.3% |
| 2012 | +5.4% |
| 2016 | −0.7% |
| 2020 | +1.2% |
| 2024 | −1.7% |
Same ballot, 1992PA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1992 presidential returns · official county-level results. Real returns — nothing estimated.